Formal
joinformal.comLeast privilege, enforced at the wire-protocol level — on autopilot.
Securityreverse-proxydata-securityzero-trustpii-maskingdatabase-accessinfrastructurecompliance
About
Formal is a protocol-aware reverse proxy that deploys as a single stateless binary in your VPC to secure access to databases, APIs, and infrastructure. It parses 15+ wire protocols natively and enforces real-time security policies — including PII masking, just-in-time access, and query-level controls — with sub-10ms overhead. It requires no application code changes, supporting use cases from database access governance to AI agent security.
Problem
Organizations struggle to enforce least-privilege access and data security policies across databases, AI agents, and infrastructure without invasive code changes or slow deployment cycles.
For
Security engineers and platform teams managing access to databases, APIs, and infrastructure
How it works
A single stateless binary is deployed in the user's VPC and all connection strings are routed through it, allowing Formal to parse wire protocols natively and evaluate security policies inline on every query and session in real time.
Business model
unknown
Status
launched
Company
Formal